Chief San Francisco administrative officer resigns

Nothenburg cites "personal" reasons for early departure

By Jane Ganahl
and Barbara Taylor
Special to The Free Press

SAN FRANICSCO, Nov. 4, 1994 -- The Free Press has learned that
Rudy Nothenburg, San Francisco's chief
administrative officer -- considered perhaps the second most powerful
bureaucrat
in The City -- has resigned.

Nothenburg handed in his resignation letter to Mayor Jordan on Thursday, and
in
an exclusive interview said his reasons for leaving 18 months before his
term
was over were "purely personal."

"I'd like to do something else for the last few years of my working life,"
said
Nothenburg, 62, who was appointed by Mayor Dianne Feinstein to the 10-year
term, which would have ended in late 1996. Nothenburg will leave in March,
after seeing through the City Hall relocation to offices throughout The
City.

Mayor Jordan expressed sadness at the news, saying "It did come as a
surprise."
He said Nothenburg was "an excellent administrator, and we have the utmost
respect for each other."

Nothenburg's replacement will be chosen by the mayor, who says he will begin
the
process in January. The replacement will need to be confirmed by the Board
of
Supervisors.